Facilities

The Port of Halifax is a diverse cargo and cruise Port with highly competitive, modern infrastructure. The Halifax Port Authority leads in the development of the Port of Halifax and administers 260 acres of federal land. The HPA’s key facilities are the Fairview Cove Container Terminal, South End Container Terminal, Richmond Terminals and Ocean Terminals (including Halifax Grain Elevator) and the Halifax Seaport. Substantial investments have been made recently into breakbulk, container and cruise facilities at the Port.

Beyond HPA facilities, there are many private and public industrial facilities around Halifax Harbour.

Fairview Cove Container Terminal

The Fairview Cove Container Terminal contains 70 acres of land and 2,165 linear feet of dock. The terminal is leased to NYK/Cerescorp Company under a long-term agreement. The terminal has 12,000 feet of on-dock, double-stack rail. Water depth at the dock is a minimum of 55 feet (16.8 metres) along the entire length of the berth. The terminal has six gantry cranes, including three of post-Panamax class. The terminal includes a state-of-the-art truck marshalling yard and is a security-access-controlled facility.

South End Container Terminal

The terminal is leased to Halterm Container Terminal Limited under a long-term lease agreement. The terminal operator has installed six gantry cranes, two of which are post-Panamax class with two more post-panamax cranes to be installed in the near future.

*Richmond terminals is currently undergoing an extensive $73-million overhaul, cost shared between the federal government and the Halifax Port Authority. Storage capacity and berth specifications at all piers will be updated when the redevelopment project is complete.

Ocean Terminals - Piers 23-24

Pier 24 is an excellent berth for working cargoes that require open space, such as steel, project cargoes and heavy-lift operations. It is equipped with a rail siding immediately adjacent to the pier to facilitate direct loading to ship. Pier 23 also offers the Cunard Centre, a renovated cargo shed, featuring 53,000 square feet of multi-purpose space. The primary use for the facility is cruise and the development of home porting business.

Ocean Terminals - Piers A and A1

Piers A and A1 offer deep-water berths, excellent truck and rail access, and a combination of covered storage as well as open area for the laydown of cargo. Ocean Terminals is specially equipped to handle a diversity of cargoes such as forest products, steel and rubber.

Halifax Grain Elevator

The Halifax Grain Elevator is situated west of Ocean Terminals and is connected to Pier 26, Pier 28 and P&H Milling through a system of galleries and conveyors. Pier 25 is equipped with a marine leg for receiving grain. Pier 28 is equipped with six grain towers capable of delivering 50,000 bushels of grain per hour. The facility is operated by the Halifax Grain Elevator Limited under lease from HPA. The facility provides a secure supply of feed for the livestock industry in the province and opportunities for wood pellets and grain products.

Halifax Seaport

Halifax Seaport is a full-service cruise terminal that offers more than 2,000 feet (611 metres) of continuous berth space. It is equipped with infrastructure to accommodate the world’s largest cruise ships.

CN Halifax Intermodal Terminal

Most facilities at Halifax have direct, on-dock rail service as part of CN's North American rail network. Double-stack trains move daily from the Port of Halifax to CN rail terminals in Toronto, Montreal and Chicago. Specialized rail equipment is available for bulk, breakbulk, heavy-lift and containerized cargo.

Imperial Oil Wharves

Coastal and foreign-going tanker vessels are loaded and discharged at Imperial Oil's wharves which are connected to its refinery by pipeline. A crude oil receptacle conveys the imported raw product from larger foreign-trading ships' holds to the on-shore refinery. Exported refined fuels, lubricants, and home heating oil are processed, then conveyed back through the system to smaller coastal tankers for distribution to markets in Canada and the United States.

Maritime Forces Atlantic

Maritime Command (MARCOM), the naval branch of the Canadian Forces, responds to challenges at sea in areas adjacent to Canada's shores and in pursuit of global peace and stability. The Navy's main functions are to ensure national security and sovereignty at sea, and to support foreign policy and overseas trade.

National Gypsum Wharf

The National Gypsum Wharf is owned and operated by National Gypsum (Canada) Ltd. This facility provides a rail to ship interface for raw gypsum exports from National Gypsum's open pit mine in Milford Station.